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#330 | A Short History of Measurements

English Learning for Curious Minds

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A Short History of Measurements

The centigrade system was invented by a Swedish scientist called Anders Celsius in 1741. No one knows exactly when the scale was inverted or turned around, but just as easily be talking about winter coming and with it the temperature rising to 100 degrees. Can you imagine a world without measurements? What are some other interesting stories of measurements that we didn't mention? Do you think we'll ever attempt to move to a different system of measuring time? Let's get this discussion started.

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